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Topic: 2011 "Best Of" The Vintage Collection (Read 4887 times)

I figured it was about that time again, always fun to read what everyone enjoyed the most from the past year. A lot of good stuff from the vintage collection - from basic figures to new or updated beasts/vehicles. I have to go back and look at the list to remember everything that came out this year, lots of nice stuff.

Best Vehicle - I don't remember much aside from repacks/repaints, but I'll go with the Target Exclusive Landspeeder. I really liked the previous (Saga) version, and this only improved on that. I also picked up the Y-Wing, which was nicely done as well.

Best Exclusive - Just to not double up, I'll go with the Target Vintage Taun Taun. The price stunk compared to the multipack (which is next), but the combination of a brand new Taun Taun (my favorite beast) and the spiffy vintage packaging puts it up there for me. It could have been $5-10 cheaper and it would be even better.

Best Multipack - The Search for Luke Skywalker. Obviously, a much better value than the single Taun Taun, plus you get a couple of decent to nice figures. Can always use more Hoth Rebels, and the Han was alright too. Pretty good value overall too.

So, I won't be posting any best figures list. Bom Vimdin was nice, though.

Best Vehicles: Didn't buy any...since I don't collect starfighters per se and that Landspeeder was overpriced.

Best Exclusive - Search for Luke Skywalker, which I didn't get yet...they are probably all gone now! Whoops. I got a Battle of Endor pack, but hated the TIE PIlot because his shoulder was so loose I could flick it around in circles.

Best Multipack - Force Unleashed, for at least having new characters that otherwise would not have been made...finally making the Republic Commandos right better is nice, but they could've gotten right back when but cheaped out on the Scorch mold. The Target 3 -packs were dullsville.

Worst Figure: That I bought, Groucho Marx General Lando second . That I didn't buy: fake Medal Ceremony Han Solo and Escape from Death Star Luke.

Most Pointless Repack: Commander Gree beats out Super Battle Droid by having no changes. ROTJ Boba Fett comes in third, while another reissue of VOTC Fett, it would be foolish of them not to milk all the money they can out of Snake-Eyes Batman Boba fans. Keyan Farlander has minor changes, but they could've done more...make him blonde. Not accurate? Heck, the character isn't canon! And neither of those rebel commandos are onscreen actors, either.

Best Repack: Legends Spacetrooper, the last non-vintage carded repack nod fans will get for who knows how long...

Worst Figure: That I bought, Groucho Marx General Lando second . That I didn't buy: fake Medal Ceremony Han Solo and Escape from Death Star Luke.

Not possible. It's the ROTS clone Utapau or white period end of story, or the yellowed stormtrooper helmets too. The Han doesn't really qualify because if you just take the medal off of it, it is the best regular Han Solo figure we have ever gotten period in terms of Harrison Ford likeness.

Disagree completely on that... I passed on that Medal Han completely, first because it's inaccurate for what it was supposed to be, but second because I simply don't concur on that likeness. I'd go with scockery on putting him up there on the worst list.

Lando I thought was nice though... not the best likeness but a good figure overall.

The Clone helmets clean up so I can't agree they're "the worst". If anything I rather liked the Stormtrooper, actually. The Clones were easy passes because I just had enough of the old SA one to not care I guess, but to me that Han was just bunk. I prefer VOTC over it personally... The Clones weren't high on my list by any means, but since the helmet cleans up I don't hold the discoloration against it ultimately.

I didn't single out a mulitpack but here's what I picked for my Best list this year:

Best Figure: Bastila Shan - All new, Fans' Choice and if you got one with a good paint job, excellent figure. By the way, the Gam Guard technically came out in 2010, I picked him tops last year.

Best Vehicle: Mandalorian Gunship - All new, holds a bunch of figures and it's a unique design we haven't seen before. Runner up was the AV-7 Mobile Canon.

Best Exclusive: I picked the Lego Padawan Menace, not a toy, this year. But I almost picked the Star Tours Travel Agency from Disney. Five figures, four of which were new characters, and basically three new droids plus the accessory. When matched with the Ambush set that accompanied it, and with the Starspeeder that just came out, it's a really well planned out set of toys.

Best Multipack: I don't single out mulitpacks but the Disney set could fit here also. I kind of like the TRU Force Unleashed set. The two Navy Commandos are cool, Phobos isn't bad and Starkiller looks pretty good, even though I understand some people had a problem with him vs his game appearance? Not sure, I thought he was a good figure and that's what I cared about.

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